Rush, who played a friend of Ron Howard's Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show," died at 74 after a leukemia diagnosis ...

Griffith, who would have turned 100 on June 1, eventually found success again with ‘Matlock’ ...

The late television legend was born on June 1, 1926.

Rush also landed a role in the film ‘Man of a Thousand Faces’ after James Cagney discovered him eating lunch at the Universal ...

Bill Friday, one of Griffith's best friends, spoke with ABC11 early Tuesday and said he had been informed that the iconic actor died Tuesday around 7 a.m. at the age of 86. The Dare County Sheriff's ...

While fans of Andy Griffith know he was a man of many talents — singer, actor, musician, writer and director — few knew he ...

LOS ANGELES, California — Former child actor Dennis Rush, known for his role as Howie Pruitt on “The Andy Griffith Show” and appearances in classic Hollywood film and television, has died at 74. Rush ...

Andy Griffith with his first wife Barbara Edwards in the 1960s. Best known as a TV dad, actor Andy Griffith also had two children of his own: son Andy “Sam” Griffith Jr. and daughter Dixie Griffith.

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – Mounty Airy, the city that inspired the fictional town of Mayberry in the Andy Griffith Show, mourns the loss of Jim Nabors, who played the character Gomer Pyle. WFMY News 2 visited ...

Former child actor Keith Thibodeaux is mourning the loss of fellow 'The Andy Griffith Show' actor Dennis Rush after decades of friendship and appearances together at Mayberry fan events.